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Armi Alive!
Armi Alive!

Armi Alive!

Genres

Drama

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Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide attempts and turbulence. In Armi Alive!, Oscar-nominated film producer and director Jörn Donner portrays a fascinating woman with fervent ideas about the new Finnish man, her company, fabrics and clothes.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

20 March 2015

Country

Finland

Cast

Minna Haapkylä

Minna Haapkylä

Armi Ratia

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Viljo Ratia

Rea Mauranen

Rea Mauranen

Kerttu

Pekka Strang

Pekka Strang

Director

Laura Birn

Laura Birn

Leena

Outi Mäenpää

Outi Mäenpää

Buyer / Employee / Party guest

Robert Enckell

Robert Enckell

Engineer

Joanna Haartti

Joanna Haartti

Reporter / Employee at Ministry / Diviner

Tiina Lymi

Tiina Lymi

Designer

Cécile Orblin

Cécile Orblin

Employee

Ona Kamu

Ona Kamu

Employee

Anna Paavilainen

Anna Paavilainen

Eriika Ratia

Antti Holma

Antti Holma

Man

Jukka Puotila

Jukka Puotila

Man

Eero Ritala

Eero Ritala

Ristomatti Ratia

Jakob Öhrman

Jakob Öhrman

Jim

Jaakko Selin

Jaakko Selin

Interviewer

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